Exercise #1
When people here the term "village" they think of a place that is not high-tech. They see a place where people leave the big cities to get 'closer' to mother nature and away from technology that they believe has taken over society. However, few villages now do not rely on different modern technological advances. On the contrary, many villages do have internet, cellphone signals, and satellite TV, but just use them in such small quantities it doesn't compare to other regions. For the truth is that these modern advances in technology do have a practical necessity in life. These advances have made it possible for people to communicate and stay in touch with everyone and also help with working on the land. In this essay, then, see how even small areas of a couple hundred interact with the modern advances and the nature around them.
Exercise #2
In the Introduction to "They Say/ I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to help and develop different writing styles for writing essays that show critical thinking. Specifically, Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer do not hinder creativity or originality, but help it and boost critical thinking. As the authors put it, "even the most creative forms of expression depend on established patterns and structures". Although some believe that templates stifle creativity of the essay, Graff and Birkenstein insist that it does not. In sum, then, their view is that with the templates that they have created it allows student to become more critical thinkers while not taking away their originality and creativity.
I mixed feelings about the templates which Graff and Birkenstein have provided. In my view, I believe that using a template at the beginning for reference. For instance, using a template for an argument for the first couple essays would be okay. In addition, if the template fit perfectly for the essay. Yet I would argue that using a template over and over causes the reader to become bored and therefore unable to appreciate the information given. Overall then, I believe that templates should only be uses to get the feel of writing types of essays and not uses constantly throughout the writing career.
When people here the term "village" they think of a place that is not high-tech. They see a place where people leave the big cities to get 'closer' to mother nature and away from technology that they believe has taken over society. However, few villages now do not rely on different modern technological advances. On the contrary, many villages do have internet, cellphone signals, and satellite TV, but just use them in such small quantities it doesn't compare to other regions. For the truth is that these modern advances in technology do have a practical necessity in life. These advances have made it possible for people to communicate and stay in touch with everyone and also help with working on the land. In this essay, then, see how even small areas of a couple hundred interact with the modern advances and the nature around them.
Exercise #2
In the Introduction to "They Say/ I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to help and develop different writing styles for writing essays that show critical thinking. Specifically, Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer do not hinder creativity or originality, but help it and boost critical thinking. As the authors put it, "even the most creative forms of expression depend on established patterns and structures". Although some believe that templates stifle creativity of the essay, Graff and Birkenstein insist that it does not. In sum, then, their view is that with the templates that they have created it allows student to become more critical thinkers while not taking away their originality and creativity.
I mixed feelings about the templates which Graff and Birkenstein have provided. In my view, I believe that using a template at the beginning for reference. For instance, using a template for an argument for the first couple essays would be okay. In addition, if the template fit perfectly for the essay. Yet I would argue that using a template over and over causes the reader to become bored and therefore unable to appreciate the information given. Overall then, I believe that templates should only be uses to get the feel of writing types of essays and not uses constantly throughout the writing career.
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